Playgrounds hit by vandals
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For The Madera Tribune
Vandals lit fire to several pieces of playground equipment at the John Wells Youth Center earlier this week. Costs are estimated at more than $40,000 to replace the equipment.
For the second time in a week, Madera Police Officers responded to a fire at a city playground.
Tuesday night, MPD responded to a fire at the John Wells Youth Center playground. The fire caused significant damage to approximately one quarter of the play equipment.
Last Sunday, MPD responded to a fire at the Rotary Park playground.